The App Store Chronicle Blog

Jim Cramer just had a brilliant thought: If Instagram/FB comes up with something like “snapchat stories” then i think SNAP will be in real trouble as that’s my favorite feature, esp featured snap where kids get their news! — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) November 18, 2017 Just one problem: Instagram unveiled stories in August of last year. Facebook has also introduced the feature into its...

Entrepreneur Pieter Levels has a history of odd, entertaining products. Among my personal favorites are Go Fucking Do It (a motivation tool) and GifBook (Turn GIFs into flipbooks). His products are fun to use, but often they are more “startup as art” than ” daily must-use”. They pay his bills and make people happy, but they aren’t essential. His latest project, Hoodmaps.com, has me stumped....

What’s that weird red app on your homescreen? It’s familiar-old Tinder, behind a fresh coat of paint. Tinder has given its app icon a refresh (see below), inverting the traditional red-and-white color scheme, and shifting the vibrant red of the flame into a subtle, pink-ish gradient. Part of this is simply an engagement trick. The new logo draws the eye in with its use...

We’ve all seen them: those short Facebook videos with text-overlays that gets millions and millions of views. They’re optimized for Facebook’s algorithm, and they go crazy viral. And they look super-simple to create. They’re short, with standard text-overlays, stock audio, and pre-made gifs and clips. Companies like Futurism build their entire social presence around them. Yet, most of these companies are using old, expensive,...

What’s the mark of a great WordPress host? After 10+ hosts I’ve learned that it all comes down to this: How often you have to think about them? When you have to ask “Why is my website so slow?” or “Why is my website down?” or “Should I update to the latest version of WordPress?”, that’s time away from things that actually matter to...

Your Macbook Pro is dirty. The inside is packed with dust and lint, clogging your fan and your air vents, and weighing it down. And it’s slow, and hot, and miserable. Many computer whizzes out there would tell you to grab a can of compressed air, and a Pentalobe P5 screwdriver and clean out your Macbook yourself. There are plenty of tutorials for cleaning your...